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S.African entrepreneur seeks to turn caterpillars into tasty snacks
A start-up entrepreneur from South Africa wants to change the way edible caterpillars popularly known as "mopane worms" are viewed and eaten. Edible insects and worms may indeed be gaining popularity in Western cultures.
Fossil discovery solves mystery of how pandas became vegetarian
The discovery of panda fossils in China has helped researchers solve the mystery of how the giant species developed a "false thumb" and became the only dedicated vegetarian in the bear family. Researchers had known about the panda's false thumb, which works similar to a human thumb, for about a century.
West African bloc assesses sanctions for coup-hit states
West African leaders meet on Sunday in Ghana's capital Accra to review sanctions they have imposed on three military-ruled countries in their volatile region. Fearing contagion in a region notorious for military takeovers, ECOWAS has imposed tough trade and economic sanctions against Mali, but lesser punishments against Guinea and Burkina.
DR Congo drug manufacturing plan sparks safety concerns
Sitting at his desk overlooking a pharmaceutical factory floor on the outskirts of the Congolese capital Kinshasa, Joss Ilunga Dijimba, 52, cracked a jovial smile. However, a 52-year-old public servant named Olivier said there was "quite a difference" between Congolese and foreign drugs.
Mixed fortunes of celebrities who leapt on NFT craze
Sports, film and music stars have all flocked to the NFT market to buy pictures of apes, endorse corporate partners or even launch their own art collections. - Solo missions - Celebrity NFT enthusiasts have gone a lot deeper into the industry than just buying ape images -- plenty have created their own NFT collections, with mixed results.
In mine-infested sea, Romania aims to cut Russia gas reliance
Gas now flows to Romania from a new Black Sea platform operating in waters where mines and warships have been spotted. "We've had mines detected close to the platform, we've had warships that go close to our platform and we've had airplanes circling our platform," he added.
German town united by 400-year-old theatre tradition
Walk around the German Alpine village of Oberammergau, and the chances are you'll run into Jesus or one of his 12 disciples. In the picturesque Alpine village, Jesus and his disciples are everywhere -- from paintings on the the facades of old houses to carved wooden figures in shop windows.
US funds software for Russians to slip past censors
A US-backed campaign is giving Russians access to anti-censor software to dodge Moscow's crackdown on dissent against its invasion of Ukraine, involved groups told AFP. Russia has intensified its restrictions on independent media since attacking its neighbor in February, with journalists under threat of prosecution for criticizing the invasion or for even referring to it as a war.
'They're everywhere': microplastics in oceans, air and human body
From ocean depths to mountain peaks, humans have littered the planet with tiny shards of plastic. While scientists have recently identified their presence in the body, it is likely that humans have been eating, drinking and breathing in plastics for years.
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